National Days 26-27

August 2026

• Back-to-School Month

• August 9: National Book Lovers Day

September 2026

• Attendance Awareness Month

• National Suicide Prevention Month

• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

• September 15–October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

• September 7: Labor Day

• September 8: International Literacy Day

• September 11: Patriot Day

• September 13–19: National Arts in Education Week

• September 15: National IT Professionals Day

• September 16: National School Backpack Awareness Day

• September 17: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

• September 21: International Day of Peace

• September 23: International Day of Sign Languages

• September 26: National Family Health and Fitness Day

October 2026

• National Principals Month

• National Bullying Prevention Month

• National Dyslexia Awareness Month

• National Disability Employment Awareness Month

• National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

• National Farm-to-School Month

• October 2: National School Custodian Appreciation Day

• October 5: World Teachers’ Day

• October 6: National Coaches Day

• October 10: World Mental Health Day

• October 12–16: National School Lunch Week

• October 16: National Boss’s Day

• October 19–23: National School Bus Safety Week

• October 21: Unity Day

• October 23–31: Red Ribbon Week

• October 28: National First Responders Day

November 2026

• Native American Heritage Month

• National Family Engagement Month

• National Career Development Month

• National Scholarship Month

• Military Family Month

• National Homeless Youth Awareness Month

• November 8: National STEM/STEAM Day

• November 9–13: National School Psychology Week

• November 11: Veterans Day

• November 13: World Kindness Day

• November 15–21: American Education Week

• November 18: Education Support Professionals Day

• November 19: National Parent Involvement Day

• November 20: Substitute Educators Day

• November 26: Thanksgiving Day

December 2026

• December 2: National Special Education Day

• December 5: International Volunteer Day

• December 7–13: Computer Science Education Week

January 2027

• National Mentoring Month

• School Board Recognition Month

• National Thank You Month

• Braille Literacy Month

• January 1: New Year’s Day

• January 11: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

• January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• January 28: Data Privacy Day

February 2027

• Black History Month

• Career and Technical Education Month

• Children’s Dental Health Month

• Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

• Love the Bus Month

• February 1–5: National School Counseling Week

• February 2: Groundhog Day

• February 3: World Read Aloud Day

• February 9: Safer Internet Day

• February 14: Valentine’s Day

• February 15: Presidents' Day

• February 15: National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

• February 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day

• February 22–26: Public Schools Week

March 2027

• Women’s History Month

• Music in Our Schools Month

• Youth Art Month

• National Nutrition Month

• National Social Work Month

• March 1–5: National School Breakfast Week

• March 1–5: Read Across America Week

• March 2: Read Across America Day

• March 5: National Employee Appreciation Day

• March 7–13: National School Social Work Week

• March 8: International Women’s Day

• March 10: National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day

• March 14: Pi Day

• March 14–20: National Agriculture Week

• March 19: National Certified Nurses Day

• March 21: World Down Syndrome Day

April 2027

• School Library Month

• Autism Acceptance Month

• Month of the Military Child

• National Volunteer Month

• Occupational Therapy Month

• Child Abuse Prevention Month

• Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

• National Poetry Month

• April 1: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

• April 2: World Autism Awareness Day

• April 4: National School Librarian Day

• April 5–9: National Assistant Principals Week

• April 7: World Health Day

• April 11–17: National Library Week

• April 15: Purple Up! Day for Military Children

• April 18–24: National Volunteer Week

• April 19–23: National Public School Volunteer Week

• April 21: Administrative Professionals Day

• April 22: Earth Day

• April 23: National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

• April 23: World Book Day

• April 30: Arbor Day

May 2027

• Mental Health Awareness Month

• Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Better Hearing and Speech Month

• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

• National Foster Care Month

• May 1: School Principals’ Day

• May 3–7: Teacher Appreciation Week

• May 4: National Teacher Day

• May 7: School Lunch Hero Day

• May 12: National School Nurse Day

• May 15: International Day of Families

• May 16: National Speech-Language Pathologist Day

• May 17: National Graduation Tassel Day

• May 31: Memorial Day

June 2027

• National Safety Month

• African American Music Appreciation Month

• June 19: Juneteenth

• June 20: Father’s Day

• June 21: First Day of Summer

• June 23: National Public Service Day